Through My Eyes                                                                                                                                                                                          * Continuing work on the sculpture of Tara Drolma!  Here I'm beginning to prepare the surface of the other side of the base. We can see the spindle is elsewhere; actually it's sitting on top of the knapsack I take to our outreach events. I usually use what's on the spindle for a given session of weaving since it's easier to carry about that way. It's actually dark in the park for much of the weaving but the tree I tie the loom to grows near a lampost so this is not a problem! It looks quite a bit more refined now! Because the clay is thin on these surfaces I have to be certain I keep the towels that cover them particularly moist. The lower surface is somewhat uneven; the side is narrower near the corner. I'll straighten it by attaching the ledge below then filling in the clay where there are gaps. please click here to continue...                                                                                                                                                           * courtesy of A Luminous Diamond (Bright) Crystal Show productions. The information for                                                                           the sketches is  courtesy of the Footprint Tibet handbook by Gyurme Dorje.